The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-03-04
MANKATo WILL HAVE nLEcTRIo
LIGHT.
The Council Meet. in Regular o0nvon.lO

The Council Meets in Regular Convention
The monthly meeting of the council
was held last evening, and good dele
CATION Of citizens was present-giyine
evidence that considerable interest was
felt IN the proceedings TO be had.
Mrs. w. B. Craig, president of the La
dies Relief Society presented petition,
asking for $500 out of the public monies
for carrying on relief work for the year.
The ladies have worked hard TO afford
relief to the poor for two or three years,
and the money they have had TO use has
been contributed through the generosity
of our people. This of course has neces-
STATED good deal of labor 10 collect,
and a comparatively few of our business
men have had TO make the contribu-
lions. The subject of granting the pray
or of petitioners was discussed pro and
con, resulting in rejecting the request.
G. @. Burt, Esq., petitioned for the
privilege of removing his frame hotel to
the rear of his lot on Hickory street, in
order TO allow him to erect new brick
building on the corner OF Front and
Hickory streets, and also for q sewer
adequate for hotel purposes. The mat
ter was referred to committee on ordin-
ances, with city attorney, to report at an
adjourned meeting to be held on the
18th inst.
Mr.. Hail, from the Board of Trade
committee, appointed to walt upon the
council in the interest OF sewer tor the
proposed hotel on corner of Second and
jackson streets, made a few remarks in
favor of the construction of such sewer,
as so also did Mr.. M. g. Willard. The
sewer is q necessity, and the city should
be only too willing to put 1t ines
pecially if we are to have hotel which
will cost from $4,000 to 10000. Ahe
matter was referred to the committee
on sewerage, with request to report At
the special meeting. The resignation
of alderman Waters created q vacancy
in this committee, and alderman Parry
was appointed.
The committee on ordinances to whom
was referred the petition OF Il. Lulsdorf
for privilege of erecting warehouse
within the fire limits not in accordance
with the provisions ofthe fire ordinance,
that it was beyond the power
of the committee to recommend the
granting ofpetitioner's request withouta
of the rigid provisions OF the
The council failing TO re-
any changes in the ordinance,
Mr.. Lulsdorf will not be permitted TO
his building unless he conforms
strictly to the city laws.
The matter of the electric light fran
chise was taken up and by consent Of the
council, Mr.. NJ. G. Willard, from the
committee of the Board of Trade, stated
that 1t was the unanimous sentiment OF
the Board that the franchise should be
granted, as the light was much needed
in the city. :,
Mr.. Fowler, from the special commit
tee appointed by Mayor Carney to re-
port upon the propriety of granting the |
electric light franchise to Mr.. Waters,
said that the committee begged to report |
against granting the exclusive franchise
and in lieu thereof recommended the
of the following license:
That there is hereby granted to Frank
L. Waters, his successors and assigns,
the right and privilege to erect in the
city of Mankato, an electric plant, for |
power. lighting and heating purposes,
also to erect such poles and string such |
wires, or make such underground con-
Quits, as may be necessary for running |
the same; but no poles, wires or other
for conducting electricity shall
be erected or maintained by said Frank
L. Waters, or his successors or assigns,
in or upon any of the streets or public
places of said city 80 as to endanger or
1bstruct the travel, nor shall any poles
Dr. wires be placed in front OF any resi-
1ence or other property, in such way
IS TO injure or destroy any shade trees
which may be on or adjoin any such
That any person or persons who shall
Interfere with or injure any
pole or poles, or cut, break, or injure
my lines, wires, lamps, globes, insula-
ors, or connections belonging to or APP
pertaining to the said Frank L. Waters,
,r his assigns, shall upon conviction
hereof be fined not less than twenty
i've dollars, or more than one hundred
dollars, or imprisoned in the county
all not less than ten or more than thir-
y days, or as provided by law.
A good deal of discussion followed the
of the above. An effort
vas made to inject clause limiting the
existence of the license granted to a
ERIN of years, but Mr.. Waters told the
council that they need waste no time on
he subject, if they were determined to
place him in a position where he could
De frozen out in the hereafter without
my Just or reasonable cause. He asked
nothing from the city except the right
% erect poles and string wires, and If he
was going to invest thirty or forty thou
,and dollars, he should certainly de-
nand the reasonable right to continue
he business indefinitely as long as he
lid not abuse the privilege. After more
a vote was ordered, and every
alderman present voted afirmatively on
he granting of the license.
Chief WEIGH, in his report said the
past two months had been the most quiet
N police circles for several years.